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Finding the Female CEOs
Figure 2 shows that 16% of the CEOs found by ZoomInfo in the 13 industries are female, as are 27.5% of the VP-level executives.
Figure 2: Gender by Title
Title |
Total |
Male |
Female |
CEO |
178,650 |
83.7% |
16.3% |
VP |
465,600 |
72.5% |
27.5% |
Non-Executive |
2,410,450 |
58.8% |
41.2% |
Figure 2 shows the total number of CEOs, VPs and non-executive profiles identified across all 13 industries, by gender.
This table also shows that the number of men and women in non-executive positions is more balanced than at the executive level.
Additional key findings:
- Cumulatively, women have the most significant numbers as CEOs in non-profit and healthcare industries, and as partners in law firms and legal services, representing 29.6%, 22.1% and 17.7% of the executives profiled respectively.
- In the remaining 10 industries, women represent less than 10% of the CEOs, and less than 5% in three industries.
- The semiconductor industry has the lowest percentage of female CEOs, coming in at just over 3% of that industry's CEO population.
Figure 3: Percentage of Female CEOs Across Industries
Industry |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Non-Profit |
11,150 |
70.40% |
29.60% |
Healthcare |
8,600 |
77.91% |
22.09% |
Law Firms & Legal Services* |
52,450 |
82.27% |
17.73% |
Finance |
11,400 |
90.35% |
9.65% |
Real Estate |
3,137 |
90.85% |
9.15% |
Insurance |
2,945 |
91.14% |
8.86% |
Pharmaceutical |
2,389 |
91.67% |
8.33% |
Construction |
1,922 |
92.61% |
7.39% |
Software |
11,016 |
92.67% |
7.33% |
Manufacturing |
14,030 |
94.80% |
5.20% |
Aerospace |
533 |
95.50% |
4.50% |
Automotive |
377 |
95.76% |
4.24% |
Semiconductor |
1,497 |
96.86% |
3.14% |
Figure 3 shows the breakdown of female CEOs in each of the 13 industries. (*Within the law firms and legal services industry, the title partner was used instead of CEO.)
Another way to view the numbers is to compare the number of male and female CEOs relative to the total number of men and women that ZoomInfo has profiled within each industry.
For example:
- Real estate has the lowest ratio of women serving as CEO compared to all women in that industry, with only one out of every 583 women currently serving as CEO. In that same industry, one in every 78 men is a CEO.
- The legal, pharmaceutical and software and healthcare industries have the highest ratio of female CEOs compared to the overall number of women in the industry.
- The legal, semiconductor, software and pharmaceutical industries have the highest ratio of male CEOs compared to the overall number of men in those industries.
Figure 4: Ratio of CEOs to Total Profiles, by Gender
Industry |
Female CEOs
Compared to All Women |
Male CEOs
Compared to All Men |
Law Firms & Legal Services* |
1 out of every 10 |
1 out of every 4 |
Pharmaceutical |
1 out of every 48 |
1 out of every 15 |
Software |
1 out of every 78 |
1 out of every 16 |
Healthcare |
1 out of every 83 |
1 out of every 31 |
Finance |
1 out of every 99 |
1 out of every 25 |
Semiconductor |
1 out of every 104 |
1 out of every 15 |
Construction |
1 out of every 170 |
1 out of every 55 |
Manufacturing |
1 out of every 178 |
1 out of every 27 |
Aerospace |
1 out of every 202 |
1 out of every 40 |
Insurance |
1 out of every 209 |
1 out of every 29 |
Automotive |
1 out of every 341 |
1 out of every 73 |
Non-Profit |
1 out of every 411 |
1 out of every 210 |
Real Estate |
1 out of every 583 |
1 out of every 78 |
Figure 4 compares the number of female CEOs to the total number of women in each industry, and the male CEOs to the total number of men in each industry. (*Within the law firms and legal services industry, the title partner was used instead of CEO.)
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